The Town of Miami Lakes is working with Florida Power & Light to create a storage site for boats and commercial vehicles owned by Miami Lakes residents. At the Town Council’s February 11 meeting, Town Manager Alex Rey requested funding of $500 for an application fee in order to begin a FP&L review process of the proposal. The town has identified a location near the corner of N.W. 77 Avenue and 145 Street, as the best...

Miami Lakes Branch Library has the following programs available for the public during February: For Children: Reading Ready Toddler Storytime – Stories, songs and activities for toddlers and their care givers. Meets at 11 a.m. on Thursdays, February 20 and 27. For Teens: Tween Book Club – This is a tween book club for ages 8-12. Members meet once a month to discuss the chosen book of the month. Registration required....

  Representatives of RE/MAX Unique Realty of Miami Lakes attended the ribbon-cutting and grand opening ceremony for the new expansion of N.W. 87 Avenue in west Miami Lakes. All agreed this was a long-awarded event for the residents, neighbors and Realtors trying to get around Miami Lakes. Pictured (from left) Eddie Rodriguez (Broker/Owner), Jose Armada Jr., Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr., Mercy Sierra, Raquel Platt (manager), Mayor Wayne...

  Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department has added the nationally-recognized evidence-based “Enhance Fitness” exercise classes to its line-up of free Active Adults  recreational programming for residents age 55 and older. Participants will join a certified instructor in a full hour of fun, physical fitness activities that include stretching, low-impact aerobics, strength-training, flexibility,...

Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho announced in early February that Miami-Dade County took a giant leap towards the digital transformation of the school district and a 1:1 digital initiative, launching a rollout of 100,000 HP and Lenovo Windows 8 devices. Additionally, more than 10,000 interactive boards will be added to classrooms across the district.  Carvalho made the announcement at the Microsoft YouthSpark Connection panel...